Art Therapy offers an opportunity to explore personal problems and potentials through verbal and non-verbal expression and to develop physical, emotional and/or learning skills through therapeutic art experiences. Although visual forms of expression have been basic to societies throughout recorded history, art therapy emerged as a profession in the 1930's.
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This page was last updated: June 27, 2009
Therapy through art recognizes art processes, forms, content, and associations as reflections of an individuals development, abilities, personality, interests and concerns. The use of art as therapy implies that the creative process can be a means both of reconciling emotional conflicts and of fostering self-awareness and personal growth. In addition to its use in treatment, it may be used in assessment and evaluation of adults, adolescents, children, couples, families, and groups.
The Northern California Art Therapy Association (NorCATA) is dedicated to representing art therapists from an educational, professional development, training, and political action standpoint. In addition, NorCATA will pursue the highest professional and ethical standards to protect the public that it serves.
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Art Therapy is...
Art is...
During Cathy Moon's Keynote Address at our Conference in 2008, she asked the crowd of art therapists to give three words in response to the following questions: "Art Therapy is...." or "Art is......" The responses below were read as part of our interactive art piece.
Thank you...
For making the CEU CONFERENCE
of 2009 a success!
NDNU & NorCATA was proud to present
“Images Before Words:
The Necessity of Art for Trauma Treatment”
with keynote speaker Linda Gantt
We look forward to posting your reviews and photos.
